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commit 2026-01-21-scaffold-config-driven-aiea-engine-plans
Author: MJ
Date: Jan 21, 2026

2026-01-21 - Scaffold config-driven AIEA engine plans

Timeline

  • (Context) Established AIEA Engine workspace and control-panel direction (single operational config, compile → execute).
  • (Action) Built evidence-backed foundation (AI Index 2025, NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act, NBER, ILO) and persisted notes for engine design.
  • (Action) Created full-development-plan.md plus separate phase specs (Phase 00–05) for modular implementation.
  • (Action) Restructured AIEA engine scaffold files to keep only build-relevant scaffolding; archived prior research artifacts into zz_original_data snapshot.
  • (Action) Applied update_001.md recommendation by making “Confidence Calibration” a mandatory Phase 2 requirement.
  • (Observation) Search-result parsing required alternate retrieval (DuckDuckGo HTML) and direct PDF acquisition for reliable evidence capture.
  • (Open Thread) Define operational-config.md schema and module manifest format, then implement compile step to generate ExecPlan.md deterministically.

Context

  • Built AIEA Engine as a modular, formulaic, config-driven pipeline modeled after the Sentinel’s compile/execute discipline.
  • Anchored the engine on evidence discipline (claim → source → retrieval date → confidence) to prevent instruction drift and speculation.

Actions

  • Created modular Phase 0–5 implementation plans for AIEA Engine.
  • Created a clean working tree for build work, moving non-core research and exploratory artifacts into zz_original_data.
  • Updated the Phase 2 spec and the global plan to require a “Confidence Calibration” section in every core dossier.

Observations

  • The strongest recurring pattern from the Sentinel + research is that “cheap output” increases the value of constraints, verification, and trust artifacts.
  • Task reshaping (augmentation) is a more defensible near-term default than full job automation; forecasts must be horizon- and constraint-aware.

Open Threads

  • Define and create operational-config.md (control panel) and aiea_genesis_go.md (orchestrator) using the compile → execute model.
  • Specify module manifests (required fields, dependencies, conflicts) so optional layers never contaminate core outputs.
  • Decide the initial core module set and output dossier template that Phase 2 must implement.

Boundary Reminder: Seeds. No maintenance. No roadmap.